Prep Time: 15 mins | Total time: 1 hr | Yield: 36 bars

Ingredients:

Crust:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup salted butter, softened

1 cup pecan halves

Caramel layer:

2/3 cup salted butter

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

Chocolate:

1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine all crust ingredients except pecans in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press onto bottom of un-greased 13×9″ baking pan. Place pecans evenly over unbaked crust.
  2. Combine ingredients for caramel in a 1-qt saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until entire surface of mixture begins to boil. Continue cooking, stirring constantly, 1 min. Pour mixture evenly over pecans and crust.
  3. Bake for 18-22 mins or until caramel layer is bubbly. (Do NOT over-bake.) Remove from oven. Immediately sprinkle with chips, allow to melt slightly. Swirl melted chips over bars leaving some whole for marbled effect. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

You can use a combination of your favorite nuts or flavored baking chips for variety in these bars.

Store at room temperature in loosely covered container.